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Brazil is called up for the Wheelchair Basketball World Cup

The Brazilian Wheelchair Basketball Confederation (CBBC) released on Wednesday (12) the list of athletes, both from the men's and women's teams, who will defend Brazil in the Wheelchair Basketball World Cup, which will be played between June 9th and 20th, 2023, in Dubai (United Arab Emirates).

A men's team, which is in Group A of the competition (alongside Australia, Italy e United Arab Emirates), will be made up of a very renewed group, which also includes five athletes who competed in the last edition of the U23 World Cup. “We are going with a very renewed men's team, with athletes who will debut for the team in official competitions. We will have the lowest average age in 15 years of the main men’s team”, declared the president of CBBC, Mário Belo.

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Yes, Martoni Sampaio, coach of the women's team, bet on more experienced athletes, including participation in editions of Paralympic Games. The girls from Brazil are in Group B, in which they will face Australia, Canada, Spain (España), China e Great Britain.

The Wheelchair Basketball World Cup will have the participation of more than 300 athletes, representing 16 men's and 12 women's teams.

Called up for the men's team:

Dwan dos Santos (Adfego-GO), Sérgio Veiga (ADD Magic Hands-SP), Felipe Santos (Andef-RJ), Milley Lopez (CEE 01/Candangos-DF), João Padilha (CEPE-SC), Cristiano Clemente (ADD Magic Hands-SP), Renato da Silva (Gadecamp-SP), Amauri Viana (ADD Magic Hands-SP), Wallace Carvalho (ADD Magic Hands-SP), Rildo Saldanha (All Star Rodas-PA), Guilherme Lourenço (Kings Maringá -PR) and Eduardo da Silva (CAD SJRP-SP).

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Called up for the women's team:

Ana Kélvia (Adesul-CE), Denise Eusébio (Apac/Cascavel-PR), Perla Assunção (All Star Rodas-PA), Silvelane Oliveira-Irefes/Sesport-ES), Paola Klokler-Irefes/Sesport-ES), Vileide de Almeida (All Star Rodas-PA), Maxcileide Ramos (Irefes/Sesport-ES), Cleonete Reis (All Star Rodas-PA), Gabriela Oliveira (Adesul-CE), Ivanilde da Silva (Irefes/Sesport-ES), Oara Uchôa (Adesul-CE) and Lia Martins (Adesul-CE).

(With Brazil Agency)

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